Thousands of customers in North Jersey have been left without power Wednesday as the snow continues to pile up.

Airport service resumed out of Newark Liberty Airport but with limited flights and NJ Transit is suspending bus routes after 4:30 p.m.

Parts of North Jersey have seen rapid accumulations of snow since 1 p.m., and it could total 18 inches in some spots.

Since midnight, State Police said they've responded to 356 crashes and helped 462 motorists. New Jersey has been under a state of emergency since 8 p.m. Tuesday, and many highways have speed restrictions.

Here is what we know:

A stranded driver waits for help in Ridgefield, NJ
(Photo: Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.com)

Are there power outages?

Jersey Central Power & Lights reports 16,490 customers in Morris County don't have power. Several hundred could have power back by 11:30 p.m. tonight while others may wait until Thursday night.

Less than 300 customers, PSE&G has reported, are without power in parts of Bergen and Passaic county.

Due to downed electrical wires, the police briefly closed Bergen Boulevard in Ridgefield in the late afternoon hours. (Photo: Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.com)

Will my flight leave today?

Newark airport's service resumed but with just one runway for departures and arrivals. More than half the flights have been canceled.

Due to intensified weather conditions, flight activity at #EWR is temporarily suspended. Crews continue to clear the runways, and the airport remains open. Updates to follow.

FlightAware.com shows lists the three New York-area airports as the ones with the greatest number of canceled flights in the U.S., followed by Boston's Logan Airport (116 flights or 19 percent cancelled) and Philadelphia International (105 flights or 20 percent cancelled). Some smaller airports in the northeast have higher percentages of cancelled flights, but they also have many fewer flights a day.

Bradley International in Connecticut reports 29 percent of its flights canceled.

Letter Carrier, Carolyn Jenkins, does not allow snow to stop her while working on Main St. in Paterson, Wednesday, March 7, 2018.(Photo: Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com)

How will Wednesday's commute be?

Heavier snow will last past the evening rush hour, creating a messy commute for those not lucky enough to work from home or have the day off Wednesday.

New Jersey Transit said all bus service will be suspended after 4:30 p.m. Tickets will be cross-honored on light rail service.

Where is the snow?

The snow has begun to pick up in many areas as of noon and is expected to continue until late evening, said Faye Morrone, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. By the overnight hours hit, the area should begin drying out.

"This storm is going to produce heavy snowfall," meteorologist Jim Connolly of the National Weather Service said.

The storm is looking like it will end between 8 and 11 p.m

What's happening now?

Much of the missing snow has begun to appear in areas across Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Morris counties.

Overall, areas in Bergen County are reporting anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of snow while places in Passaic County have upwards of 4 inches.In Lyndhurst, any rain falling disappeared completely and turned into snow that immediately started sticking to the ground, just before 12:30 p.m.

Rochelle Park Police Chief Robert Flannelly said there have been no accidents reported in town. Few cars were on the road throughout the day.

In Hasbrouck Heights, there have been a couple of minor car accidents reported and slippery conditions, police said. The local department of public works is out plowing and salting the roads. No parking permissions will be granted overnight. Police are asking residents to make other arrangements for their cars and to the roadways clear. Overnight parking permission will resume Thursday after 2 p.m.

In Lodi, cars must be removed from county roads for plowing. Failure to do so may result in a summons and your car being plowed in. Signs are posted on streets where parking is not permitted.

Rutherford Police sent out a message to residents there not to park on snow streets.

Fortunately, there have been no weather-related accidents or incidents so far, said police chief John Russo. However, that may change as motorists who decided to go to work try to commute home.

In Paterson, heavy snow began to fall around 1 p.m. and it looks to show no sign of slowing down. Rapid accumulation can be seen on roads, yards and suburban office parking lots.

In Ramsey, they have almost 2 inches, while Wantage is 4 and 1/2 inches of snow, gaining almost 2 inches in the last hour.

A crew from J.W. Didado in Ohio helps JCP&L by working on power lines on Tempe Wick Road in Harding on March 7, as wicked winter weather was expected to pick up within the next few hours. Bob Karp/NorthJersey.com

A crew from J.W. Didado in Ohio helps JCP&L by working on power lines on Tempe Wick Road in Harding on March 7, as wicked winter weather was expected to pick up within the next few hours. Bob Karp/NorthJersey.com

Salt and plow trucks make the turn onto Route 46 from Pump House Road in Parsippany, NJ at 7:25am Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Snow from today’s nor’easter is set to worsen and begin to accumulate later this morning and into the afternoon and evening hours. Tanya Breen/DailyRecord.com

Commuters make their way along a wet Route 46 in Parsippany, NJ at 7:15am Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Snow from today’s nor’easter is set to worsen and begin to accumulate later this morning and into the afternoon and evening hours. Tanya Breen/DailyRecord.com

A woman uses her umbrella to shield from the wind as she waits to cross at the intersection of Lemoine avenue and Main street in Fort Lee, NJ on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Danielle Parhizkaran/Northjersey

Jake Bourhill, 10, of Montville and Zenon Blanarovich, 8, of Montville race as they sled down a hill at Knoll Country Club during the nor’easter in Parsippany, NJ Wednesday March 7, 2018. Tanya Breen/DailyRecord.com

From left, Susan Congello and her brother, John Merchant, of Allendale, walk through the snow with their dogs Ash and Bug at the Ramapo Valley County Reservation park in Mahwah on Wednesday morning March 7, 2018. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com

Angel Fuentes, a station starter for NJ Transit, monitors buses at the Allwood Road Park & Ride in Clifton on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Fuentes said ridership was low as of seven o'clock in the morning. Amy Newman/NorthJersey.com

(left) Frank Ferman, owner of Franks Refrigeration and Appliances, gets help lifting an oven onto the back of a truck before going out to make delivers as snow falls in Passaic on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com

(right) Umut Topdemir walks arm in arm with his father Ibrahim Topdemir, who is blind and is visiting from Trilye in Turkey, as snow falls in Lyndhurst on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com

How much snow will we get?

The western portions of Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties fall in the forecast of 12 to 18 inches, Connolly said. The eastern parts of the counties were more likely to get 8 to 12 inches. Morris County was predicted for 6 to 10 inches, according to AccuWeather.

The amounts could still change if the storm heads farther west, but Connolly noted western Passaic County as an area likely to receive more than a foot of snow.

The predicted snow totals have the potential to break some records in areas in Bergen and Passaic counties, said Bob Ziff, spokesman for North Jersey Weather Observers.

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